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Doctor dies on swine flu
September 15 2009 at 07:06AM
A KwaZulu-Natal doctor has become the first medical practitioner to die of the H1N1 virus, the SABC reported.
Dr Irshad Moola of KwaDukuza, north of Durban, died at a private hospital after a brief illness.
His father Farouk Moola said his son had flu-like symptoms and was admitted to hospital with breathing difficulties.
The health department has confirmed that his death was as a result of the virus.
The virus has claimed the lives of more than 30 people in South Africa. - Sapa
September 15 2009 at 07:06AM
A KwaZulu-Natal doctor has become the first medical practitioner to die of the H1N1 virus, the SABC reported.
Dr Irshad Moola of KwaDukuza, north of Durban, died at a private hospital after a brief illness.
His father Farouk Moola said his son had flu-like symptoms and was admitted to hospital with breathing difficulties.
The health department has confirmed that his death was as a result of the virus.
The virus has claimed the lives of more than 30 people in South Africa. - Sapa